Assignments Due 11/4/13

Read in Huckleberry Finn through chapter thirty.

Finish your project: It can be a diorama or a drawing based on the descriptions given in the book. Include a key with descriptive passages quoted with page numbers. Some possible options:

• Huck and Jim's raft
• The study or bookshelf at the Grangerford's house
• The theater where Huck and company put on their tragedy
• The Walter Scott
• Any other setting from the story you find inspiring.

Assignments for Week of 9/23

Finish Leader Paper.

Finish Vocabulary Words Story/Essay.

Read "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaverus County" by Mark Twain. Write about it in your Reading Journal.

8/26 Spelling Words

These words will be on your spelling tests for the next four weeks, so practice spelling them. Write a story using all the words. Underline the words. Due date 9/23/13.

absence
address
argument
becoming
breathe
category
citizen
decide
develop
discipline
either
excellent
experience
finally
fundamental
guidance
imaginary
intelligent
invitation
judgment
library
marriage
mysterious
noticeable
omission
paid
perform
picture
possess
presence
proof
quit
recommend
rhythm
secretary
soldier
succeed
through
using

Class Resources

Scholarship

What does it mean to be a scholar?

Scholar - Merriam-Webster Definition

Scholar - Dictionary.com

Spelling

The 200 Most Commonly Misspelled Words in English

100 Most Often Mispelled Misspelled Words in English

Pieces of Eight

The Spanish Dollar

Benjamin Franklin

The Thirteen Virtues

Benjamin Franklin's Autobiography pgs. 38 - 81